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1909 E5 - Yuki Irikura
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- Dec 24, 2025
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- 3126
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Summary
Yuki Irikura, Assistant Professor at Waseda University, mostly selects D.W. Griffith films for her 1909 list, reflecting the director’s growing powers and appeal. She concludes, however, with old-school tricks and the debut of Japan’s first film star. Yuki’s research focuses on Japanese and American silent film history. She earned her Ph.D. in February 2024 with a dissertation on Bluebird Photoplays, examining the company’s production of five-reel feature films, their popularity in Japan, and the contributions of the company’s female filmmakers and actresses. Visit the5bestfilmsofeveryyearever.com/list to submit your own top five for 1909! Films mentioned: Those Awful Hats (1909) - D.W. Griffith The Country Doctor (1909) - D.W. Griffith Lines of White on a Sullen Sea (1909) - D.W. Griffith Whimsical Illusions (1909) - Georges Méliès Goban Tadanobu (1909) - Shôzô Makino A Corner in Wheat (1909) - D.W. Griffith True Heart Susie (1919) - D.W. Griffith The Birth of a Nation (1915) - D.W. Griffith A Trip to the Moon (1902) - Georges Méliès The Wizard of Oz (1939) - Victor Fleming Hugo (2011) - Martin Scorsese Metropolis (1927) - Fritz Lang Jiraiya the Hero (1921) - Shôzô Makino Orochi (1925) - Buntarō Futagawa